Clarke County geology and mineral resources
Journal Article
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· Miss Bur Geol Bull; (United States)
OSTI ID:6094448
Strata exposed in Clarke County are of Tertiary and Quaternary Age. Exposed units in ascending order are Hatchetigbee Formation of the Wilcox Group - Eocene Age; Tallahatta Formation, Winona Formation, Zilpha Formation, Kosciusko Formation, Cook Mountain Formation, and Cockfield Formation of the Claiborne Group - Eocene Age; Moodys Branch Formation and Yazoo Formation of the Jackson Group-Eocene age; Red Bluff Formation and Vicksburg Group - Oligocene Age; Catahoula Formation - Miocene Age; Citronelle Formation and Terrace Deposit - Pleistocene Age and Alluvium - recent age. A regional dip of approximately 30 ft/mile to the southwest is indicated for the near-surface strata of Clarke County. Numerous faults are present in a zone extending from southeast Clarke County to the central part of the county, then to west-central Clarke County. Mineral resources of present or possible future economic importance are gravel, sand, clay, marl, sulfur, natural gas, and petroleum. 26 references.
- OSTI ID:
- 6094448
- Journal Information:
- Miss Bur Geol Bull; (United States), Journal Name: Miss Bur Geol Bull; (United States) Vol. 121
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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